By Matthew Daly, Associated Press
President Joe Biden s nominee to head the Interior Department faced sharp questions from Republicans Tuesday over what several called her radical ideas that include opposition to fracking and the Keystone XL oil pipeline.
Deb Haaland, a New Mexico congresswoman named to lead the Interior Department, tried to reassure GOP lawmakers, saying she is committed to strike the right balance as Interior manages oil drilling and other energy development while seeking to conserve public lands and address climate change.
If confirmed, Haaland, 60, would be the first Native American to lead a Cabinet agency.
Native Americans see her nomination as the best chance to move from consultation on tribal issues to consent and to put more land into the hands of tribal nations either outright or through stewardship agreements. The Interior Department has broad oversight over nearly 600 federally recognized tribes as well as energy development and other
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By Matthew Daly Associated Press
President Joe Biden s nominee to head the Interior Department says oil and natural gas will continue to play a major role in America for years to come.
But New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland, Biden s nominee to be interior secretary, says the United States also must address climate change and recognize that the energy industry is changing.
In testimony prepared for her confirmation hearing Tuesday, she said the Interior Department has a role in harnessing the clean energy potential of our public lands to create jobs while restoring and conserving federal lands.
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Investigators work early Saturday evening at the site where Albuquerque police fatally shot a man earlier in the day near San Mateo and Marquette NE. The Albuquerque Police Department on Sunday identified the man killed as Claude Trivino, 40, of Hernandez. (Jim Thompson/Albuquerque Journal)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. The Albuquerque Police Department has identified a person shot and killed by police Saturday.
Claude Trivino, 40, of Hernandez, was shot by one or two officers near San Mateo and Copper NE after a confrontation Saturday afternoon, police said. He later died at a hospital.
Rio Arriba County Magistrate Court records show that in December a Veterans Affairs doctor signed an order for an emergency psychiatric evaluation of Trivino. The order said there was “a likelihood of serious harm to himself or others and immediate detention was necessary to prevent such harm.” According to the co